Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Amnesty International USA :: @ Amnesty. Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans :: @ CIAV. American Wind Energy Association :: @ AWEA. Ashoka :: @ Ashoka. Autism Speaks :: @ AustismSpeaks. Campaign to End Obesity :: @ ToEndObesity. Change the Equation :: @ ChangeEquation. Children’s Defense Fund :: @ ChildDefender.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Invest in the untapped potential of young migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people. Students attending class in Turgani High School in Faizabad, the largest city of Badakhshan, a northern province of Afghanistan. Photo credit: UNICEF. Invest in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I worked for a number of years in international development and it’s true when they say “Empower Women – Change the World.&#. Their first project is a secondary school for 1,200 girls in Afghanistan where the female literacy rate is only 12%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As a group or as an individual, CARE Packages can help send girls in Afghanistan to school for a year, or help expectant mothers in Peru safely deliver. Women for Women International’s Gifts That Give Back: Women for Women’s gifts enable you to empower women to rebuild their lives after the ravages of war.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Academy of Hope Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country American Brain Tumor Association American Cancer Society American Childhood Cancer Organization American Heart Association American Jewish World Service American Liver Foundation American Lung Association American Red Cross AmeriCares Animal Humane Society Apple Tree Arts Arcus Foundation (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

The Rucksack" -- a cutting-edge project that I led recently for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) -- is an especially powerful example of an organization using technology in a strategic and transformative way.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 1, 2009

Women for Women International to support women survivors of war. One of GlobalGiving's "Mom Knows Best" projects like Education for 900 Rural Girls in Burkina Faso or Fast Tracking Education for Women and Older Girls in Afghanistan. * Create an interactive card for your mom on the U.N. World Food Programme's Wall Against Hunger.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

Salbi is the President of Women for Women International , an organization that helps women affected by war to rebuild their lives. Brodsky documents the inside story of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). With All Our Strength by Anne Brodsky. Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating by Jane Goodall.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. Nonprofit Success Story: The American Childhood Cancer Organization has raised over $43,000 through several successful campaigns, featuring the international symbol of support for those living with childhood cancer.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Aid Afghanistan for Education and Peace has the lofty $10,000 goal to fund a school of 300 students for a month. Nonprofit Success Story: The American Childhood Cancer Organization recently raised over $7,000 with a T-shirt featuring the international symbol of support for those living with childhood cancer.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 8, 2022

The takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan earlier this year instantly sent the future of girls and women in that country into chaos. Today is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias — something that we strive to do daily in our work at Women Win. Credit: GOLEES.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

India is next to Pakistan, which is right next to Afghanistan, and the US had just gone to war in Afghanistan. As I wrote in Loyal to the Sky , I spent about five months in India and Nepal right after 9/11. I was reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle on how things were fragmenting in that region.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Combining a tech platform with fiscal sponsorship, Open Collective can take on the compliance side—like dealing with the Internal Revenue Service—so that groups can focus on their work. We were astonished when hundreds of technologists used Open Collective to pool funds to help families get out of Afghanistan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Amnesty International. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. American Red Cross. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube || Google+ || LinkedIn || Flickr. Because in a global society all our human rights need to be fought for and protected.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When the Afghanistan crisis reared its ugly head again this year, a group of veterans, active-duty service members, former government officials, civil servants, and nonprofit organizations came together to work online to help individuals and families evacuate the country.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 12, 2013

Marianne is a writer, human rights advocate, and international yoga instructor. Her memoir Zen Under Fire , tells the story of her work and life in Afghanistan. Marianne writes and teaches on creating, developing and sustaining real change in personal life, work and the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Amnesty International. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. American Red Cross. Because they are always the first to arrive on the scene after a natural disaster. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube || Google+ || LinkedIn || Flickr. Because in a global society all our human rights need to be fought for and protected.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

One of the ones I am continuing to support is Women for Women International. I was thrilled when Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International's Founder and CEO, agreed to an interview with me for the Big Vision Podcast. Our conversation began with Zainab describing how Women for Women International serves women survivors of war.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2007

Another contributor to the site is Natalia who has shared some compelling photos of children beggars in from Afghanistan. Or check out the photos from Kathy Adams who runs Empowerment International and has been sharing photos from Nicaragua and Costa Rica that show the impact of her organization's work.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The service has 17 million users and is transforming the way wealth is distributed in poor countries, which now include Tanzania, India, and Afghanistan as well as Kenya. Finally, I think one of the more interesting international crowdfunding projects is Watsi, a Global Crowdfunding Platform for Healthcare.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And here’s Anthony, he was in one of my wounded veteran programs that these young men and women who’ve lost their legs and arms in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s an international organization that does some work on chromosomes and stuff. And so it’s a really powerful card to write thank-yous on that.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2009

In some cases, the information is intended for use in court cases or international prosecution, to support a human rights report, or advocacy campaign. The current conflict in Afghanistan has been ongoing since 2001. Martus is available in seven languages , including in Dari and Farsi which are commonly spoken in Afghanistan.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Over the past 18 months or so, the antennas have been appearing around Jalalabad , a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan. It wasn't created by a government either, but it could become the new symbol of infrastructure rebuilding in Afghanistan and around the world. These may not be the most sophisticated antennas, but they work.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 17, 2008

My favorite social action was being a sponsor for Jacinta Onoro, a Nigerian woman participating in Women for Women International. Women for Women International supports women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas (Afghanistan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan).

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 19, 2007

--Honorata (pictured left) about her experience with Women for Women International. A month ago I listened to Christine Karumba, the Country Director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tell Honorata's story on the Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. Reunited, she began to rebuild their life."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Is that why we're seeing so many charity online stores like the one from Campus Kitchens Project and Amnesty International. The annual international conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is taking place in Bali and in Second Life from December 3-8th. Can't afford to visit Bali?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 18, 2007

Today they announced that through their advocacy work, " Governor Blagojevich has issued a Proclamation honoring the Founders of La Leche League and declaring July 16-23rd La Leche League International Week!" Christine Cupaiuolo is a Chicago-based blogger who created MsMusings.net , Ms. magazine's daily blog on media and culture.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 3, 2005

What kind of actions can we take to ensure not only a safe and stable Iraq, but that will also preserve our capacity to rebuild Afghanistan, isolate and apprehend terrorist cells, preserve our long-term military readiness, and devote the resources needed to shore up our homeland security?

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 2, 2008

of total philanthropic resources each year that actually directly go to benefit women and girls, and that includes both domestic and international grant making. People like Robin Morgan, people like Gloria Steinem, many people before them as well, always had a deep sense of international solidarity. I don't want us to get confused.

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